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At the large American congress ACR Convergence on rheumatological diseases held in 2021, results from a large study were presented indicating that the diabetes medication metformin can reduce the risk of osteoarthritis. Metformin is a medication that is often used in type 2 diabetes when diet and exercise do not provide sufficient blood sugar control. In a new large study from the United States, r

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/medicine-type-2-diabetes-can-reduce-risk-developing-osteoarthritis - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Several of the world’s leading researchers in crisis communication participated in an international conference, Crisis4, held 7–10 October at Campus Helsingborg. The host for the conference on this occasion was the Department of Strategic Communication. The conference opened at the City Hall in Helsingborg, where the

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/world-leading-researchers-gathered-campus - 2026-07-09

COMMONS hosted several activities during April. On April 15, the Annual Meeting took place, featuring the book release of the new edition of The Colloidal Domain (Wennerström & Evans). The event gathered 90 participants from multiple universities. The program included presentations on novel advanced experimental methods, a panel discussion on depth and breadth in excellent science, and a series of

https://www.commons-center.lu.se/article/commons-hosted-several-well-received-activities-during-april - 2026-07-09

Are you curious about new development research? Or looking for inspiration and new skills for your PhD studies in development? Join the Development Research School this Spring. In the Spring of 2024, the Development Research School is excited to announce a series of new events. Development Lunch SeminarsJoin us biweekly on Thursdays for Development Lunch Seminars, where scholars present new projec

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/upcoming-events-development-lunch-seminars-development-school-webinars - 2026-07-09

https://www.law.lu.se/article/mia-ronnmar-elected-new-member-royal-swedish-academy-letters-history-and-antiquities - 2026-07-09

CMES researchers Pinar Dinc and Lina Eklund will be coordinating an Advanced Study Group on "Wildfires in the Anthropocene" at the Pufendorf Institute, Lund University in 2022. The world is burning. Wildfires have in the past few years ravaged large areas in Australia, the Americas, and Europe, as well as in other parts of the world. While climate change is one reason for the increased fire risk,

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-pufendorf-advanced-study-group-wildfires-anthropocene - 2026-07-09

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/hetzler-one-main-speakers-symposium-bullying - 2026-07-09

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sarah-anne-rennick-interviewed-about-tunisia-bbc-podcast - 2026-07-09

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/peace-talks-russia-ukraine-war-when-who-and-how - 2026-07-09

The global database for research funding opportunities that Lund University has subscribed to for some time – Research Professional – is now replaced by Pivot-RP. All key features found in Research Professional are also available in Pivot-RP, such as the potential to save your frequent searches and receive e-mail notifications with interesting funding opportunities. To do this, one need first to c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-funding-database-research-professional-replaced-pivot-rp - 2026-07-09

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-ranking - 2026-07-10

Since February 2024, the library has undergone extensive renovations to better meet the needs of researchers, students, staff, and the public. The upgrades include more study spaces, areas for exhibitions, and improved accessibility. See photos from the new spaces and the inauguration. New spaces for exhibitions and events. A more spacious and centrally located entrance, new surfaces and furniture

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-library-reopens-after-major-renovation - 2026-07-10

Anne L'Huillier is one of the winners of the Nobel prize 2023. Anne L'Huillier is Professor at Atomic Physics at the Faculty of Engineering, Lund University. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 to L'Huillier, Lund University, Sweden, Pierre Agostini, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, and Ferenc Krausz, Max Planck Institute of Quantum O

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nobel-prize-physics-lund-university - 2026-07-10

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Sölve Elmståhl is co-author of the article Predictive Performance of the FIF Screening Tool in 2 Cohorts of Community-Living Older Adults which has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. The study shows that the screening tool First-time Injurious Fall (FIF) can identify

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/new-study-shows-screening-tool-fif-can-prevent-first-time-injurious-falls-among-older-adults - 2026-07-09

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/summary-recent-visioning-workshops-joint-department - 2026-07-09

Professor Emerita Cecilia Jarlskog has been awarded the prestigious EPS High Energy and Particle Physics Prize. She is awarded the prize for discovering a way to determine a property called CP violation for both quarks and leptons. CP breaking means that certain particle reactions behave differently when you simultaneously change the sign of the particles' charges and their positions. It is as if

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/prestigious-award-cecilia-jarlskog - 2026-07-09

As part of his secondment to Uzbekistan, Patrik Olsson participated in an international scientific and practical conference dedicated to the first anniversary of the establishment of the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The conference had the thematic topic "Legal Education and Science in the Law Enforcement Sphere: Current Trends and Future Directions."The conference attract

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/patrik-olssons-participation-international-conference-legal-education-and-science-uzbekistans-law - 2026-07-09

https://www.lunarc.lu.se/article/running-jobs-clusters-25-november-2025 - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Prof. Mary Higby Schweitzer is without doubt the foremost scientist in the field of molecular palaeobiology. Over the last two decades, she has developed detailed protocols to extract, recover and characterize ancient proteinaceous matter. Additionally, she has been able to demonstrate that collagenous sequences obtai

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/prof-mary-h-schweitzer-nominated-honorary-doctor-lund-university - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET announces two travel grants for Lund University students to the Centre for Research & Education for Social Transformation (CREST) in Kerala, India. These grants are dedicated for students on BA, MA or PhD level who are planning to do fieldwork in South Asia during 2017. The field work can be conducted elsewhere

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/travel-grants-lund-university-students-crest-kerala - 2026-07-09